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Phos deforgesi
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Phos deforgesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails, or dog whelks[2] of the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
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Description
The length of the shell attains 12.7 mm, thin and semi-transparent. It is generally white, with pale orange bands along it.[3]
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Distribution
This species is known only to occur in the Coral Sea, in the Australian northeast coast, but is expected to have a larger distribution.[3]
Etymology
P. deforgesi is named in honour of Bertrand Richer de Forges, the first person to direct scientific dredging for molluscs in Chesterfield.[3]
References
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